Overview
Andrew Astuno is a senior regulatory and litigation attorney at Seiden Law, where he represents clients in complex cross-border regulatory matters and commercial disputes. Drawing on over a decade of experience—and prior service at the U.S. Department of the Treasury—Andrew provides strategic counsel in high-stakes compliance and transactional matters, particularly those involving international legal risk.
Andrew has developed and continues to refine deep expertise in international trade law, with a focus on economic sanctions, export controls, inbound investment screening (CFIUS), tariff classification and mitigation, anti-corruption compliance, and lobbying law. Andrew regularly advises corporations, investors, and sovereign entities on structuring transactions in alignment with U.S. legal and policy frameworks and represents clients—through all stages—before the most significant executive branch agencies.
Andrew is a frequent speaker on trade, tariff, and regulatory issues. He is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center and the University of Notre Dame.
Credentials & Recognitions
Education
- B.A., University of Notre Dame, 2007
- J.D., University of Denver, 2011
- LLM, Georgetown University Law Center, 2016 & 2020
Admissions
- Colorado, 2011
- District of Columbia, 2018
Prior Experience
- U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP
- Clifford Chance US LLP
Engagements
- Represented sanctioned individuals and entities in de-listing petitions before the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
- Represented a foreign buyer in seizure proceedings before U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
- Represented sovereign wealth funds and their portfolio entities in filings before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
- Negotiated National Security Agreements on behalf of foreign acquirers of U.S. businesses involved in critical technologies and critical infrastructure.
- Advised a foreign government (subject to FARA registration) on trade compliance and conflict resolution issues.
- Represented defrauded investors in claims against the issuer of cryptocurrency-based securities and advised on related administrative proceedings before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
- Designed and implemented customized sanctions and export controls compliance policies for a global semiconductor manufacturer.
- Advised a prime contractor on anti-kickback compliance and supported proposal submissions to multiple federal agencies.
- Counseled a federal contractor on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance in a high-risk conflict zone.
- Advised the Government of Nigeria on civil justice reforms as part of a World Bank “Doing Business” consulting mandate.
- Represented investors in international arbitrations under bilateral investment treaties (BITs).
- Testified as an expert witness on CFIUS matters in federal court proceedings involving a foreign acquirer subject to a presidential divestment order.
- Represented several individuals pro bonoin asylum proceedings before U.S. immigration authorities.